Three Year Old Birthday Party

I am so far behind on my posts so I'm doing my best to play catch up! We had Davis' third birthday party on Saturday, August 13th at our house. We tossed around a bunch of ideas and scenarios before settling on inviting all his friends- from school, from the neighborhood and from our friends with kids- and bringing in a mobile petting zoo! It was fantastic- the kids loved it and Davis had so much fun. The petting zoo was a huge hit... there was a pot bellied pig, goats, sheep, ducks, exotic chickens, bunny rabbits, AND pony rides. They even brought a jumpy house meant for toddlers. There was plenty for the kids to do without it having to be an "organized" activity, which 3 and unders aren't really capable of handling :)

We had a lot of fun preparing for the party. Erin stopped by on her way in to town of Friday and helped us get ready. Davis helped me make six (or was it seven?) dozen cupcakes. He loves to help in the kitchen, so cupcake mix from the box was ideal. Keeping him from touching the cupcakes once they were out of the oven and cooled was a challenge... I actually caught him LICKING them after he'd been told not to touch them (with his hand)... gross and funny. We decorated the carport and set up tables and chairs for the kids to sit at for ice cream and cake. It was all very festive and cute. Davis was so excited for his friends to come over. It was definitely the most exciting birthday yet.

I'll continue to let pictures help to tell the story (in no particular order because I can't figure out the best way to add photos to this blog).

Jack checking out the action.

Davis enjoying his cupcake!

Animals!

Say cheese!

Pony ride

Happy Birthday!

Petting the bunnies.

"Happy birthday to youuuu"

Don't touch!

After the party with Addison.

good times

"Mommy" Davis

Davis has finally started noticing Jack and interacting with him more, which warms my heart to watch. The funny thing is, he's also becoming much more of a "mom" to Mutsy the more he is aware of Jack. It's really been quite funny the past week or so, and I was able to capture a few things on my phone camera. Background- Mutsy is Davis' beloved stuffed animal that he sleeps with and takes most places. Mutsy has Tiggy (a stuffed Tiger) who usually hangs out as well. Shortly after bringing Jack home from the hospital, Davis demanded that Mutsy be swaddled (at all times) like baby Jack. He even wanted Musty to wear one of Jack's onesies. And recently, he's been involving Musty in many of our day to day routines. So, here are some images of his latest attempts at mothering Mutsy.

Play-time with Mutsy: Mutsy is sitting in the Bumbo and Davis has brought him some baby toys and made him "lunch." He tells Mutsy that he has to say "may I please be excused" when he's done eating.

Nap-time with Mutsy: I catch Davis walking out of Jack's room and shutting the door. Apparently it was Mutsy's nap-time and Davis had laid him in the crib, turned on the mobile and the sound machine and shut the door. He then told me to be quiet! Amazing to me how aware Davis is of our routines that aren't directly related to him.


Feeding time for Mutsy: This was the funniest. I asked Davis to scoot over on the sofa because I needed to sit down and feed Jack. He said, " No it's not time for Jack to eat. It's time for Mutsy to eat." He grabbed my nursing pillow, laid Mutsy on his side and lifted his shirt to feed him. I was DYING laughing as I watched Davis pretend to nurse Mutsy. He kept looking down and checking to make sure Mutsy was eating. It was absolutely hilarious.

I see these actions as Davis becoming more aware of the world around him and connecting the dots so to speak. He recently said to me (out of nowhere), "Mom, baby Jack came out of your belly. You went to the doctor and when you came back, baby Jack was out of your belly." I was a little shocked that he said that given we hadn't talked about that in months. What goes on in the mind of an almost 3 year old??? But then, I told him he came out of my belly too and he just said with certainty, "No, I didn't." Haha. He's still got a lot to learn ;)